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6/10: THE OFFSPRING | The Offspring gone acoustic? Dexter Holland explained the inspiration for this tour on their website: "Back in November we played a couple of short acoustic sets. ... It was really cool doing songs all on acoustic guitars. So cool that we’re going to do some more!" These are full sets of the Offspring songs you might expect from an electric show. And it's the full band. "We’ll drink some beer, tell some stories and maybe do a few fun cover songs," Holland promised. | DETAILS: 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 10. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $35-$55. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com. BERTRAND GUAY, AFP/Getty Images

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/10: THE OFFSPRING | The Offspring gone acoustic? Dexter Holland explained the inspiration for this tour on their website: "Back in November we played a couple of short acoustic sets. ... It was really cool doing songs all on acoustic guitars. So cool that we’re going to do some more!" These are full sets of the Offspring songs you might expect from an electric show. And it's the full band. "We’ll drink some beer, tell some stories and maybe do a few fun cover songs," Holland promised. | DETAILS: 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 10. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $35-$55. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.
BERTRAND GUAY, AFP/Getty Images

6/10: JOHN PAUL WHITE | On the opening track of "The Hurting Kind," this former member of the Civil Wars asks, "What's so good about the good old days?" Then he hits you with a melancholy gem that finds him channeling Roy Orbison's best early '60s work. And just like that, he's made compelling arguments for and against the nostalgic pull of yesterday. Fortunately, he gives into his affection for the way things used to sound many more times in the course of an album that couldn't sound more effortlessly timeless. | DETAILS: 7 p.m. Monday, June 10. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $38.50-$48.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org. Jenna Watson/IndyStar

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/10: JOHN PAUL WHITE | On the opening track of "The Hurting Kind," this former member of the Civil Wars asks, "What's so good about the good old days?" Then he hits you with a melancholy gem that finds him channeling Roy Orbison's best early '60s work. And just like that, he's made compelling arguments for and against the nostalgic pull of yesterday. Fortunately, he gives into his affection for the way things used to sound many more times in the course of an album that couldn't sound more effortlessly timeless. | DETAILS: 7 p.m. Monday, June 10. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $38.50-$48.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.
Jenna Watson/IndyStar

6/11: ALY & AJ | The Michalka sisters are touring in continued support of "Ten Years," an EP that finds them exploring the complexities of growing up in public. Aly found fame as an actress after being cast as Keely on "Phil of the Future," a Disney Channel series that ran from 2004-2006. A year after the series premiered, she and her sister released a million-selling debut called "Into the Rush" and scored their biggest hit in 2007 with "Potential Breakup Song." | DETAILS: 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 11. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $25-$250. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com. Aly Michalka/Instagram

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/11: ALY & AJ | The Michalka sisters are touring in continued support of "Ten Years," an EP that finds them exploring the complexities of growing up in public. Aly found fame as an actress after being cast as Keely on "Phil of the Future," a Disney Channel series that ran from 2004-2006. A year after the series premiered, she and her sister released a million-selling debut called "Into the Rush" and scored their biggest hit in 2007 with "Potential Breakup Song." | DETAILS: 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 11. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $25-$250. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.
Aly Michalka/Instagram

6/11-16: ‘CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY' | That’s CHARLIE and the Chocolate Factory, not Willy Wonka, with all due respect to the late Gene Wilder. The beloved Roald Dahl book of 1964 became a musical on the West End of London in 2013, with songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman, who also wrote for “Hairspray,” “Catch Me If You Can” — and, hey, “Bombshell,” the musical within the TV show “Smash.” “Charlie” ran less than a year on Broadway, which is a bust for a big-budget musical, but family shows are a big draw for national tours. | DETAILS: June 11-16. ASU Gammage, Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard, Tempe. Demand pricing. 480-965-3434, asugammage.com. Joan Marcus/Special for The Republic

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/11-16: ‘CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY' | That’s CHARLIE and the Chocolate Factory, not Willy Wonka, with all due respect to the late Gene Wilder. The beloved Roald Dahl book of 1964 became a musical on the West End of London in 2013, with songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman, who also wrote for “Hairspray,” “Catch Me If You Can” — and, hey, “Bombshell,” the musical within the TV show “Smash.” “Charlie” ran less than a year on Broadway, which is a bust for a big-budget musical, but family shows are a big draw for national tours. | DETAILS: June 11-16. ASU Gammage, Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard, Tempe. Demand pricing. 480-965-3434, asugammage.com.
Joan Marcus/Special for The Republic

6/12: TRAIN AND GOO GOO DOLLS | This tour was announced the same day Train released "Train’s Greatest Hits," which pulls together “Drops of Jupiter,” “Calling All Angels” and “Hey Soul Sister,” as well as a cover of George Michael’s “Careless Whisper,” with sax by Kenny G. The Goo Goo Dolls launched a 2018 tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of "Dizzy Up the Girl," the quadruple-platinum triumph that sent "Slide" and "Iris" to the top at alternative radio and Adult Top 40, at a sold-out Van Buren. | DETAILS: 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $29.50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com. Jim Louvau/Special for The Republic

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/12: TRAIN AND GOO GOO DOLLS | This tour was announced the same day Train released "Train’s Greatest Hits," which pulls together “Drops of Jupiter,” “Calling All Angels” and “Hey Soul Sister,” as well as a cover of George Michael’s “Careless Whisper,” with sax by Kenny G. The Goo Goo Dolls launched a 2018 tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of "Dizzy Up the Girl," the quadruple-platinum triumph that sent "Slide" and "Iris" to the top at alternative radio and Adult Top 40, at a sold-out Van Buren. | DETAILS: 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $29.50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.
Jim Louvau/Special for The Republic

6/12: WEYES BLOOD | Weyes Blood is Natalie Mering, who borrowed the name of a Flannery O’Connor novel, "Wise Blood," shortly after reading it at 15. She's playing Phoenix in support of "Titanic Rising," a breathtaking treasure co-produced with Foxygen's Jonathan Rado. It's easy to hear why the critic for Record Collector declared it "a strong contender for album of the year ... a layered, luxuriant affair that wraps its arms around you." That it does, and although that quote was praising the production, it's her voice that really seals the deal. | DETAILS: 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 12. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $15. valleybarphx.com. Special to Scene

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/12: WEYES BLOOD | Weyes Blood is Natalie Mering, who borrowed the name of a Flannery O’Connor novel, "Wise Blood," shortly after reading it at 15. She's playing Phoenix in support of "Titanic Rising," a breathtaking treasure co-produced with Foxygen's Jonathan Rado. It's easy to hear why the critic for Record Collector declared it "a strong contender for album of the year ... a layered, luxuriant affair that wraps its arms around you." That it does, and although that quote was praising the production, it's her voice that really seals the deal. | DETAILS: 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 12. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $15. valleybarphx.com.
Special to Scene

6/12-8/11: ‘SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY’ | It will be a long, long time before regional theaters get a bite at “Hamilton,” but that isn’t stopping the Phoenix Theatre Company from milking Lin-Manuel fever with its 2019-20 season opener. This musical spoof is the latest from Gerard Alessandrini, whose “Forbidden Broadway” has been an off-Broadway fave since 1982. | DETAILS: June 12-Aug. 11. Phoenix Theatre Company, 1825 N. Central Ave. Demand pricing. 602-254-2151, phoenixtheatre.com. Carlos Salcedo/Special for The R

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/12-8/11: ‘SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY’ | It will be a long, long time before regional theaters get a bite at “Hamilton,” but that isn’t stopping the Phoenix Theatre Company from milking Lin-Manuel fever with its 2019-20 season opener. This musical spoof is the latest from Gerard Alessandrini, whose “Forbidden Broadway” has been an off-Broadway fave since 1982. | DETAILS: June 12-Aug. 11. Phoenix Theatre Company, 1825 N. Central Ave. Demand pricing. 602-254-2151, phoenixtheatre.com.
Carlos Salcedo/Special for The R

6/13: LUKE BRYAN | Bryan's biggest hits include "Do I," "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)," "I Don't Want This Night to End," "Drunk on You," "Crash My Party," "That's My Kind of Night," "Drink a Beer," "Play It Again," "Kick the Dust Up," "Strip It Down" and "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day." He's topped the country chart with 14 songs and been named Entertainer of the Year at both the ACM and CMA Awards. Last year, he headlined Country Thunder Arizona. | DETAILS: 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $39.25 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com. Sean Logan/The Republic

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/13: LUKE BRYAN | Bryan's biggest hits include "Do I," "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)," "I Don't Want This Night to End," "Drunk on You," "Crash My Party," "That's My Kind of Night," "Drink a Beer," "Play It Again," "Kick the Dust Up," "Strip It Down" and "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day." He's topped the country chart with 14 songs and been named Entertainer of the Year at both the ACM and CMA Awards. Last year, he headlined Country Thunder Arizona. | DETAILS: 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $39.25 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.
Sean Logan/The Republic

6/14: TAN FRANCE | Fashion designer and Netflix’s “Queer Eye” star is bringing his book tour to the Valley. His book, “Naturally Tan: A Memoir,” will talk about France’s origin story of being one of the few openly gay South Asian men on TV. One ticket package includes a signed hardcover copy of “Naturally Tan” and admission for one. The second package includes one signed book and admission for two. | DETAILS: 7 p.m. Friday, June 14. Presented by Changing Hands bookstore at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St., Phoenix. $36.50-$42.40 plus fees. 480-730-0205, changinghands.com. St. Martin's Press

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/14: TAN FRANCE | Fashion designer and Netflix’s “Queer Eye” star is bringing his book tour to the Valley. His book, “Naturally Tan: A Memoir,” will talk about France’s origin story of being one of the few openly gay South Asian men on TV. One ticket package includes a signed hardcover copy of “Naturally Tan” and admission for one. The second package includes one signed book and admission for two. | DETAILS: 7 p.m. Friday, June 14. Presented by Changing Hands bookstore at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St., Phoenix. $36.50-$42.40 plus fees. 480-730-0205, changinghands.com.
St. Martin's Press

6/14: ‘LIMINAL_____’ | Founded in 2014, [nue]BOX was founded to nurture performance and installation art in metro Phoenix. One result is this collaboration, featuring dance both live and on-screen, by two Arizona artists: Chicago transplant Ericka Vaughn Byrne, co-founder of Project Bound Dance, and Felix Cruz, a recent master’s grad from Arizona State University’s highly regarded dance program. | DETAILS: 8 p.m. Friday, June 14. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. $19.99. 480-499-8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org. Jeffrey Lowman/The Republic

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/14: ‘LIMINAL_____’ | Founded in 2014, [nue]BOX was founded to nurture performance and installation art in metro Phoenix. One result is this collaboration, featuring dance both live and on-screen, by two Arizona artists: Chicago transplant Ericka Vaughn Byrne, co-founder of Project Bound Dance, and Felix Cruz, a recent master’s grad from Arizona State University’s highly regarded dance program. | DETAILS: 8 p.m. Friday, June 14. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. $19.99. 480-499-8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org.
Jeffrey Lowman/The Republic

6/14: CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PHOENIX BIRTHDAY BASH | Celebrate the Children's Museum of Phoenix's 11 years of fun with music, games and prizes. Play pin the bug on the flower, make a birthday hat or sit for face painting. Have fun in the FOAM and watch a magic show, too. Each child gets a balloon at this party. | DETAILS: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, June 14. Children's Museum of Phoenix, 215 N. Seventh St. $14.95 per person, free for members. 602-253-0501, childrensmuseumofphoenix.org. Children's Museum of Phoenix

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/14: CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PHOENIX BIRTHDAY BASH | Celebrate the Children's Museum of Phoenix's 11 years of fun with music, games and prizes. Play pin the bug on the flower, make a birthday hat or sit for face painting. Have fun in the FOAM and watch a magic show, too. Each child gets a balloon at this party. | DETAILS: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, June 14. Children's Museum of Phoenix, 215 N. Seventh St. $14.95 per person, free for members. 602-253-0501, childrensmuseumofphoenix.org.
Children's Museum of Phoenix

6/14: 'ROUND MIDNIGHT: THE MUSIC OF 'COWBOY BEBOP' | Space cowboys 21 and up won't want to miss this musical event. Fans can listen to the 11-member Mammoth Ensemble perform music from the space-Western anime "Cowboy Bebop." All you need is your little Ein corgi plushie and you're ready to party. | DETAILS: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14. Doors open at 7 p.m. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $15 in advance, $20 day of the show. 602-368-3121, valleybarphx.com/event/1864780-round-midnight-music-cowboy-phoenix. Jim Louvau/Special for The Republic

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/14: 'ROUND MIDNIGHT: THE MUSIC OF 'COWBOY BEBOP' | Space cowboys 21 and up won't want to miss this musical event. Fans can listen to the 11-member Mammoth Ensemble perform music from the space-Western anime "Cowboy Bebop." All you need is your little Ein corgi plushie and you're ready to party. | DETAILS: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14. Doors open at 7 p.m. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $15 in advance, $20 day of the show. 602-368-3121, valleybarphx.com/event/1864780-round-midnight-music-cowboy-phoenix.
Jim Louvau/Special for The Republic

6/14: ZIGGY MARLEY / MICHAEL FRANTI | Eight-time Grammy winner Ziggy Marley arrives in continued support of "Rebellion Rises" on a co-headlining tour with friend and kindred spirit Michael Franti & Spearhead. In a recent interview with azcentral.com, Marley said "Rebellion Rises" was designed to offer encouragement to and a voice on behalf of humanity in the face of overwhelming negativity and darkness. And in that way, it's the sort of record he was born to make, as the son of Bob and Rita Marley. | DETAILS: 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 14. Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center St. $42. 480-644-2560, mesaamp.com. Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/14: ZIGGY MARLEY / MICHAEL FRANTI | Eight-time Grammy winner Ziggy Marley arrives in continued support of "Rebellion Rises" on a co-headlining tour with friend and kindred spirit Michael Franti & Spearhead. In a recent interview with azcentral.com, Marley said "Rebellion Rises" was designed to offer encouragement to and a voice on behalf of humanity in the face of overwhelming negativity and darkness. And in that way, it's the sort of record he was born to make, as the son of Bob and Rita Marley. | DETAILS: 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 14. Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center St. $42. 480-644-2560, mesaamp.com.
Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images

6/14: ANBERLIN | These earnest alternative rockers topped the Billboard modern-rock-tracks chart in 2009 with the anthemic "Feel Good Drag," the first of three songs from fourth album "New Surrender" to go Top 40 on that chart. Subsequent hits include "Impossible" and "Someone Anyone." Their latest album, "Lowborn," released in 2014, found them moving in an artier direction while still coming through the anthemic chorus hooks. | DETAILS: 8 p.m. Friday, June 14. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $28.50-$33; $27.50 in advance. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com. Provided by the artist

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/14: ANBERLIN | These earnest alternative rockers topped the Billboard modern-rock-tracks chart in 2009 with the anthemic "Feel Good Drag," the first of three songs from fourth album "New Surrender" to go Top 40 on that chart. Subsequent hits include "Impossible" and "Someone Anyone." Their latest album, "Lowborn," released in 2014, found them moving in an artier direction while still coming through the anthemic chorus hooks. | DETAILS: 8 p.m. Friday, June 14. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $28.50-$33; $27.50 in advance. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.
Provided by the artist

6/14-30: ‘FREAKY FRIDAY’ | The talented teens of Valley Youth Theatre claim the honor of performing the Arizona premiere of Disney’s new musical based on the body-switching comedy (Mary Rodgers’ 1972 novel and two film adaptations). With songs by “Next to Normal” Pulitzer winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, it premiered in 2016 at Signature Theatre in Virginia. | DETAILS: June 14-30. Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe St., Phoenix. $16.50 and up. 602-253-8188, vyt.com. David Wallace/The Republic

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/14-30: ‘FREAKY FRIDAY’ | The talented teens of Valley Youth Theatre claim the honor of performing the Arizona premiere of Disney’s new musical based on the body-switching comedy (Mary Rodgers’ 1972 novel and two film adaptations). With songs by “Next to Normal” Pulitzer winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, it premiered in 2016 at Signature Theatre in Virginia. | DETAILS: June 14-30. Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe St., Phoenix. $16.50 and up. 602-253-8188, vyt.com.
David Wallace/The Republic

6/15: PILE | These cult heroes, who recently changed their base of operations from Boston to Nashville, are headed to Phoenix in support of "Green and Grey," a cathartic collection whose more explosive moments go a long way toward explaining how they came to be so commonly referred to as "your favorite band's favorite band." Pitchfork praised the album for employing "a heightened level of studio ambition without losing its ferocious might," resulting in "the band’s most satisfying and varied album yet." | DETAILS: 8 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $15; $13 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com. COURTESY ELISABETH FUCHSIA

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/15: PILE | These cult heroes, who recently changed their base of operations from Boston to Nashville, are headed to Phoenix in support of "Green and Grey," a cathartic collection whose more explosive moments go a long way toward explaining how they came to be so commonly referred to as "your favorite band's favorite band." Pitchfork praised the album for employing "a heightened level of studio ambition without losing its ferocious might," resulting in "the band’s most satisfying and varied album yet." | DETAILS: 8 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $15; $13 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.
COURTESY ELISABETH FUCHSIA

6/14: ONE NIGHTY ONLY | In honor of LGBT Pride Month, join ONE Community at the Phoenix Art Museum for a night of personal stories shared by friends in the community. Enjoy refreshments, live music from The Instant Classics and an auction. | DETAIL: 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, June 14. Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Ave. $75; $25 discount for ONE Community members. onecommunity.co/events/one-night-only-605. Phoenix Art Museum

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/14: ONE NIGHTY ONLY | In honor of LGBT Pride Month, join ONE Community at the Phoenix Art Museum for a night of personal stories shared by friends in the community. Enjoy refreshments, live music from The Instant Classics and an auction. | DETAIL: 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, June 14. Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Ave. $75; $25 discount for ONE Community members. onecommunity.co/events/one-night-only-605.
Phoenix Art Museum

6/15: ANOUSHKA SHANKAR | Like her father and teacher Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar has mastered the Indian classical tradition while building bridges with other musical cultures. She will be performing her latest album, “Land of Gold,” a fiery response to the international refugee crisis that embraces both world music and electronica.
Details: 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $33.50-$58.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org. Provided by Sulivan Sweetland

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/15: ANOUSHKA SHANKAR | Like her father and teacher Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar has mastered the Indian classical tradition while building bridges with other musical cultures. She will be performing her latest album, “Land of Gold,” a fiery response to the international refugee crisis that embraces both world music and electronica.
Details: 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $33.50-$58.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.
Provided by Sulivan Sweetland

6/15: MIRANDA SINGS – WHO WANTS MY KID | Colleen Ballinger is an actor, comedian, singer, writer and executive producer, but she’s most popular for portraying her character “Miranda Sings.” Overall, Ballinger has garnered over 20 million followers across social media and passed 2 billion views on YouTube. She’s currently on her Netflix original series “Haters Back Off!” | DETAILS: 7 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St., Phoenix. $37.50-$83. 602-892-6258, phoenix.ticketforce.com. mirandasings.com

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/15: MIRANDA SINGS – WHO WANTS MY KID | Colleen Ballinger is an actor, comedian, singer, writer and executive producer, but she’s most popular for portraying her character “Miranda Sings.” Overall, Ballinger has garnered over 20 million followers across social media and passed 2 billion views on YouTube. She’s currently on her Netflix original series “Haters Back Off!” | DETAILS: 7 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St., Phoenix. $37.50-$83. 602-892-6258, phoenix.ticketforce.com.
mirandasings.com

6/16: JENNIFER LOPEZ | The It’s My Party Tour will celebrate the singer turning 50 with a nonstop party mix of new and classic Lopez anthems, showstopping choreography, dazzling wardrobe, jaw-dropping technology and "all the glamour and wow-factor fans have come to expect of Jenny from the Block." The most-played songs in recent Lopez shows have included such surefire crowd-pleasing favorites as "If You Had My Love," "Waiting for Tonight," "Love Don't Cost a Thing," "I'm Real" and "Jenny From the Block." | DETAILS: 8 p.m. Sunday, June 16. Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. $70.20 and up. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster.com. ROBYN BECK, AFP/Getty Images

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

6/16: JENNIFER LOPEZ | The It’s My Party Tour will celebrate the singer turning 50 with a nonstop party mix of new and classic Lopez anthems, showstopping choreography, dazzling wardrobe, jaw-dropping technology and "all the glamour and wow-factor fans have come to expect of Jenny from the Block." The most-played songs in recent Lopez shows have included such surefire crowd-pleasing favorites as "If You Had My Love," "Waiting for Tonight," "Love Don't Cost a Thing," "I'm Real" and "Jenny From the Block." | DETAILS: 8 p.m. Sunday, June 16. Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. $70.20 and up. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster.com.
ROBYN BECK, AFP/Getty Images

Through 6/16: ‘ONCE’ | Phoenix Theatre Company is the first Valley troupe to perform 2012’s Tony Award winner for best musical. Based on the same-titled indie film, it’s a tender almost-love-story about a Dublin busker who falls for a married Czech immigrant, with gorgeous folk-pop songs by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, including the Oscar-winning “Falling Slowly.” | DETAILS: Through June 16. Phoenix Theatre, 1825 N. Central Ave. Demand pricing. 602-254-2151, phoenixtheatre.com. Summit Entertainment

Here are the best things to do in Phoenix June 10-16, 2019

Through 6/16: ‘ONCE’ | Phoenix Theatre Company is the first Valley troupe to perform 2012’s Tony Award winner for best musical. Based on the same-titled indie film, it’s a tender almost-love-story about a Dublin busker who falls for a married Czech immigrant, with gorgeous folk-pop songs by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, including the Oscar-winning “Falling Slowly.” | DETAILS: Through June 16. Phoenix Theatre, 1825 N. Central Ave. Demand pricing. 602-254-2151, phoenixtheatre.com.
Summit Entertainment

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6/10: THE OFFSPRING | The Offspring gone acoustic? Dexter Holland explained the inspiration for this tour on their website: "Back in November we played a couple of short acoustic sets. ... It was really cool doing songs all on acoustic guitars. So cool that we’re going to do some more!" These are full sets of the Offspring songs you might expect from an electric show. And it's the full band. "We’ll drink some beer, tell some stories and maybe do a few fun cover songs," Holland promised. | DETAILS: 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 10. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $35-$55. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

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7/22: The Head and the Heart

The indie-folk sensations' best-known single, "All We Ever Knew," enjoyed an eight-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Alternative chart while also becoming their first chart-topping hit at alternative radio. Their other hits include "Lost in My Mind," "Shake" and "Rhythm & Blues." They arrive in support of their fourth album, "Living Mirage," with Hippo Campus.

7/23: We Were Promised Jetpacks

These Scottish rockers bring more than an excellent name and killer accents to the table — things like heart and atmosphere and majesty and, OK, killer accents. They arrive on a tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of "These Four Walls," a debut the A.V. Club said was "like a 50-minute, 11-song tour through the Scottish scene’s past, present, and future, emphasizing how much of the country’s best pop music has been concerned with transporting listeners to specific places, so we can all linger there together."

7/23: Gardens & Villa

These California rockers signed to Secretly Canadian in 2011, having been brought to the label’s attention by producer Richard Swift. Released that same year, their self-titled album, produced by Swift, left the reviewer for the A.V. Club invoking Beck and Grandaddy as telling frames of reference. Released in 2015, their third album, "Music for Dogs," marked a welcome return to their earlier form.

7/24: Yes

The prog pioneers bring the Royal Affair Tour to Phoenix with Asia (featuring the return of founding member Steve Howe), the Moody Blues' John Lodge and Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy with guest vocals by Arthur Brown. This edition of Yes includes Howe on guitar with drummer Alan White, keyboardist Geoff Downes, singer Jon Davison and bassist Billy Sherwood with additional drums by Jay Schellen, doing songs from throughout their career while honoring the memory of Yes members Chris Squire and Peter Banks.

7/24: Night Shredders Mountain Biking

When you’re on a bike on the trail at night, every bump, dip and shadow gives an extra pop of adrenaline. Helmets are required. Bring plenty of water, an extra tube and tools to change a flat tire, and two light sources: LED rechargeable lights with at least 650 lumen. Meet at the flagpole at 7:20 p.m.

7/24: August Burns Red

These metalcore veterans have sent five albums to the top of Billboard's Christian album chart, including their latest release, "Phantom Anthem," which Alternative Press responded to with "Sonically, there’s something incredibly otherworldly and fantastical rooted in 'Phantom Anthem,' making the album translate like an epic poem rather than a collection of songs." This tour celebrates the 10th anniversary of "Constellations," their second album to top that chart.

7/24: Ringo Deathstarr

It takes a lot to live up to the promise of a name as undeniable as Ringo Deathstarr but they've done it more than once, most recently in 2015 on "Pure Mood," a hazy daydream of shimmering shoegaze-revivalism that often tops its waves of distorted guitar fuzz with ethereal female vocals. And when they go for something heavier on "Heavy Metal Suicide," the results are every bit as satisfying.

7/25: Man Man

These experimental rockers haven't hit us with new music since "On Oni Pond" arrived in mid-2013, an album on which, as the A.V. Club noted, Honus Honus and his bandmates were "reborn as hook-focused, crossover experimentalists" on "an enthusiastic belly flop into accessibility." Given the move into poppier waters and their old eccentric ways, it almost stands to reason that they're touring with Rebecca Black, the viral video sensation behind a single celebrated as the worst song ever, "Friday."

Through 7/25: ‘Musicals Schmoozicals II: Family’s a Drag’

Valley actor Johanna Carlisle-Zepeda and her son, Maxx Carlisle-King, team up for a humorous memoir about their adventures in the local theater scene. The Lunch Time Theater performance is under an hour.

7/25: Stef Chura

Chura's second album, "Midnight," was produced by Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo, and there's a reason Paste magazine called it a "pitch-perfect partnership" while declaring the album "an indie record for the ages." The hooks are more sharply defined without dulling the impact of her indie-punk aesthetic for a raw, impassioned ride that plays to Chura's many strengths, including an unrestrained vocal performance whose quirks and urgency recall the best of Karen O.

7/26: All About the Summer Monsoon

This is the time of year when weather patterns change and the potential for extreme weather – dust storms, thunderstorms, wind, lightning and downpours – increases. This indoor presentation will explain the conditions that bring about this weather, why this season is important to desert plants and animals and how you can stay safe when Mother Nature livens things up. Meet in the Nature Center.

7/26: Desert Fables

Join storyteller Ann McDermott before the snake feeding to enjoy tales of desert plants and animals, inspired by 30 years of rural life in central Arizona. Q&A time afterward. Meet in the Nature Center classroom.

7/26: Emo Night PHX at The Rebel Lounge

DJs are spinning tracks from iconic emo songs all night, including songs from Braid, American Football, the Promise Ring, Coheed and Cambria, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco and more. This is a 21-and-over event.

7/26: Pizza Party Comedy presents: Comedy Supreme Vol. II

Laugh the night away with sketches featuring improv, standup, music and more. Pizza Party is a collective of Arizona comedians who travel across the country to perform and produce shows like “The Antiques Groan Show.” This event is for those 21 and over.

7/26-28: ‘Ice Fantasy: Where Cirque Meets Ice’

Figure skaters and acrobats team up in this show created by former skater Jeb Rand and choreographed by Pasquale Camerlengo, a gold-medal ice dancer at Skate America, Skate Canada and the International de Paris.

7/26-8/24: ‘Sister Act’

Based on the hit 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, the Broadway stage version moves the story from the West Coast to Philadelphia and rewinds to the late 1970s. This allows composer Alan Menken — whose first hit was the doo-woppy “Little Shop of Horrors” — to play with the styles of the period, including disco. The resulting score has its share of pastiche, but it also displays a great deal of good old-fashioned show-tunefulness worthy of Disney's go-to composer of “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Little Mermaid” and more. Produced by Arizona Broadway Theatre, the Valley’s only professional dinner theater.

7/26: Gipsy Kings

Brought up in the south of France on Spanish culture, the Grammy-winning artists have been playing since the '70s, when brothers Nicolas and Andre Reyes (the sons of flamenco artist Jose Reyes) teamed up with their cousins Jacques, Maurice and Tonino Baliardo. They topped the Billboard Latin charts in 1989 with their take on "Volare." Other U.S. hits include "Bamboléo," "Vamos A Bailar" and "Baila Me."

7/27: Phoenix Bat Cave

If you love bats, come see them fly out of a tunnel in Phoenix. Meet next to Chelsea’s Kitchen on the dirt path closest to the sidewalk to see bats fly out of a tunnel known as the “bat cave.” At dusk, the creatures start to emerge and their departure lasts 20-30 minutes.

7/27: Paddle Castle Creek at Lake Pleasant

For paddlers who enjoy a slower pace, this outing covers about 4 miles in three hours and keeps near the shoreline. Bring your kayak or rent one from South by Southwest Adventures. Book in advance at fareharbor.com/sbsouthwest/items/110773 or call 928-421-1288. Follow the “Pleasant Paddlers” signs to the put-in area at the Castle Creek Boat Ramp. Questions? Call Terry 928-501-1703.

7/27: Disrupt Festival

The Rockstar Energy Drink Disrupt Festival is launching this summer with a very heavy punk and metal lineup, promising "a brand new music experience" on two stages. The Phoenix date features the Used, Thrice, Circa Survive, Sum 41, Sleeping With Sirens, Memphis May Fire, Meg & Dia, Juliet Simms and Hyro The Hero. Fans who bring an empty 16-ounce can of Rockstar Energy Drink to recycle can skip the line and be entered to win a signed festival guitar and exclusive artist meet & greet.

7/28: Suicideboys

Ruby da Cherry and Scrim rose to fame on the hip-hop underground when their songs about substance abuse and suicide found a receptive home on SoundCloud. In reviewing their latest album, "I Want to Die in New Orleans," which hit the Billboard album charts at No. 9, HipHopDX wrote, "Have they actually changed the world of music itself? It’s possible to chalk it up top typical artist bravado, but after yet another well-received release, they certainly have the evidence to argue their case."

7/28: Bar Brawl Sanctuary Camelback

Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa is hosting its annual Bar Brawl competition where the Valley’s best bartenders battle it out in a craft cocktail competition with celebrity judges. Admission is free and you’ll enjoy music by DJ Hybrid as well as happy hour pricing. This week, Miguel Mora of Hotel Adeline competes with Henry Whittaker of the Brickyard.

7/28: Stanley Clarke

An absolute beast on the bass, both upright and electric, Clarke came to fame with the pioneering jazz fusion outfit Return to Forever and has played with everyone from Stan Getz and Art Blakey to Stevie Wonder and the Police. His most recent album, “The Message,” incorporates diverse sounds including funk, breakbeats and classical cello suites reinterpreted for bass.

Through 7/28: ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Theater Works, the longest-running theater company in the West Valley, presents the stage musical based on the classic film fantasy. It has all the tunes you remember, including “Over the Rainbow,” as well as a couple of cuts that didn’t make it to the big screen.

Through 7/28: ‘The Addams Family’

Based on the classic cartoons by Charles Addams, this all-ages musical tells a guess-who's-coming-to-dinner story when a grown-up Wednesday returns to the family's haunted house to introduce her fiancé, who is (gasp!) perfectly normal. Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth played Gomez and Morticia, the horrified/horrifying parents, on Broadway in 2010. This professional production is by Peoria-based Arizona Broadway Theatre.